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Akard
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General information
LocationPacific Avenue, between Akard and Field streets
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates32°46′55″N 96°48′02″W / 32.781916°N 96.800530°W / 32.781916; -96.800530
Owned byDallas Area Rapid Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport DART: 306 (M-F), 378 (M-F)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 1996 (1996-06-14)
Passengers
FY222,244 (avg. weekday) Increase 33.6%
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] Dallas Area Rapid Transit Following station
West Endtoward UNT Dallas Blue Line St. Paultoward Downtown Rowlett
West Endtoward North Carrollton/​Frankford Green Line St. Paultoward Buckner
West Endtoward DFW Airport Orange Line St. Paultoward Parker Road
West Endtoward Westmoreland Red Line
Location

Akard station or Akard Street station is a DART light rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located in the City Center District on Pacific Avenue, between Akard and Field Streets. It opened on June 14, 1996, and is a station on the Red, Orange, Green and Blue lines, serving Elm Place, One Main Place, Renaissance Tower, Thanks-Giving Square and Thanksgiving Tower. It is also the nearest station to the DART headquarters, which was a former Sanger Harris department store built in 1965.

References

  1. Howell, Curtis; Wrolstad, Mark (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. "DART Reference Book" (PDF). Dallas Area Rapid Transit. March 2023. p. 31. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. Howell, Curtis; Mark Wrolstad (June 15, 1996). "Now Boarding: Rail debut has crowds lining up". The Dallas Morning News.
  4. "DART.org – Akard Station". www.dart.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.

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